The Chinese Legal System: Globalization and Local Legal Culture

ISBN-13: 9780415236744 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 272 str.

Pitman B. Potter

Opis

This book analyses the major features of the Chinese legal system, on the eve of its accession to the World Trade Organisation and will be essential reading for students and academics in the field of Chinese law.

Recenzje

'Will help the reader keep a cool head in the face of the political and legal changes China may undergo, ... and to evaluate what this developing country - even as an active and well-intentioned member of the WTO - can and cannot achieve where legal reform is concerned.' - China Perspectives

'Highly recommended to those interested in the Chinese legal system, comparative law, and Chinese politics'

Spis treści

Introduction
1. Influences on the Legal System: Norms and Context
2. Legal Institutions
3. Contract Law
4. Property
5. Human Rights: Social Welfare and Social Control
6. Foreign Economic Relations
Conclusion: Prospects for China's Legal Reform Project
Appendix A: Table of Laws, Regulations and Treaties

O autorze

Pitman B. Potter